Ham radio enthusiasts were among the earliest home computer users. Computers were useful in making the complex calculations common needed for amateur radio projects and they could be used for “ham shack” activities like tracking contacts.
There were at least two active ham radio “networks” active in the 1980s:
| Title | Author(s) | Publication | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Minute Timer Program This one prints ‘Time to I.D.’ in BIG letters when time expires. It is accurate over a ten minute period,... | George Paczolt (N3CHT) | QZX | July & August 1983 |
| Amateur Radio | Timelinez | October 1983 | |
| Amateur Radio News | CATS Newsletter | January 1986 | |
| Another Antenna Approach Program to determine antenna dimensions. | 73 Magazine | March 1984 | |
| Antenna Design Program Program provides assistance for half-wave dipole, 3 element Yagi, inverted vee, full wave loop, vertical, quad, and delta loop antenna... | George Paczolt (N3CHT) | QZX | July & August 1983 |
| Bits and Bytes Resetting the joystick port on the TS 2068 with a SOUND command. Machine language routine for TS 1000 to clear... | QZX | April 1988 | |
| Direction Finding Program This slight rewrite of the usual direction finding program provides antenna pointing information for locations having a known long/lat. It... | George Paczolt (N3CHT) | QZX | July & August 1983 |
| Ham Helper Program This is an all-around ham operator assistance program originally written for the TRS-80 by Jack Martin (W6XW) and published in... | Kraig Pritts (KA2LHO) | QZX | July & August 1983 |
| Hamming with the TS/ZX, TI-99/4A and Commodore Computers | Computer Trader Magazine | September 1984 | |
| Here’s A Cheap Home Brew Tone Decoder That Works Great!! What’s a tone decoder, you ask? Well, a tone decoder is a vital piece of equipment which must be hooked... | Thomas B. Woods | Computer Updates | Winter 1986 |
| Loaded Dipole Design Program Program for calculating the loading coil value required for dipole antennas. | Murray Gordon (VE1BRA) | QZX | July & August 1983 |
| Maximum Usable Frequency Program This program, named TSMUF-4, is enhanced version of Bob’s previous program TSMUP-2 and details on upgrading, as well as the... | Bob O'Leary (KQ2F) | QZX | July & August 1983 |
| Ntty Grtty RTTY DIY RTTY interface for the Timex/Sinclair 1000. | 73 Magazine | September 1984 | |
| Packet Anyone? / Packet Radio Map Lists amateur radio packet node stations in Ohio and the Pittsburgh area, with call signs and frequencies. Includes a regional... | The RAMTOP | Winter 1993 | |
| Pi-Network Design Program These programs might be of interest too some of the QZX subscribers. The program labeled “PI” draws a PI network... | Jim Crosby (K5GK) | QZX | July & August 1983 |
| Programming for the Complete Idiot | Ken Carpenter (KC4UG) | Computer Trader Magazine | August 1984 |
| Publisher’s Notes Quantum Computing going out of business; American QLs being sold in England. | QZX | April 1988 | |
| QL ‘n Packet Alex in July, “Friends of Qzx”, told the readers I was trying to put my QL on Packet. I am... | Bob Diggs | CATS Newsletter | November 1988 |
| QL ‘n Packet Here again, back in Florıda after a month of travel to California, Arizona and Mexico. Being exposed to the PC... | Bob Diggs | CATS Newsletter | February/March 1989 |
| QL Antenna Program Calculates antenna size for specific frequencies. | QZX | April 1988 | |
| QSL Printing Program Here is a compact QSL printing program which may be handy in the ham-shack. It is suitable for any situation... | Kraig Pritts (KA2LHO) | QZX | July & August 1983 |
| Repeater Log, Part 2 | Computer Trader Magazine | October 1984 | |
| RTTY Loop Last month I wrote a bit about a new toy here at WAJAJR, a TRS-80C Color Computer. Based on the... | Marc I. Leavey | 73 Magazine | April 1984 |
| RTTY Loop ZX-81/TS-1000 Add-Ons Timex-Sinclair computer users get a boost from Bob Howard WADLI of West Covina, California. He tells us that... | Marc I. Leavey | 73 Magazine | March 1987 |
| RTTY Loop Bernard Ginsberg is working on interfacing his Sinclair ZX-81 (aka Timex 1000) to RTTY. | 73 Magazine | June 1983 | |
| RTTY Loop Computer uses in the ham shack. Section on ZX-81/TS-1000 add-ons. | 73 Magazine | March 1987 | |
| Telecommunications on the QL Short program to send CTRL-C, discussion of British ham radio software. | QZX | April 1988 | |
| The Future of QZX Postal rates going up, subscribers decreasing. | QZX | April 1988 | |
| The T/S 1000 on Packet Discusses converting the TS 2050 modem to an RS-242 port for use with ZTX80 terminal program (from Fred Nachbaur) to... | QZX | April 1988 | |
| The Timex Sinclair Amateur Radio Users Group | CATS Newsletter | January 1987 | |
| Timex Sinclair Computers and Amateur Radio Programs to allow TS users to communicate via a RTTY-like method. | Timex Sinclair User Group Newsletter: Ottawa Chapter | May 1985 | |
| TS2068-Morse Code Generator | Sinc-Link | September/October 1990 | |
| Using Your T/S Computer in Hamming This is my next article for the Ham series for the Timex/Sinclair computers. | Joe C. Smith Jr. | Computer Trader Magazine | September 1986 |
| Wavelength/Freq Program Wavelength to frequency conversion. | George Paczolt (N3CHT) | QZX | July & August 1983 |
| Where Am I Pointed? Antenna aiming program. | 73 Magazine | May 1985 | |
| Worked All States This 16K program, written in Timex/Sinclair BASIC, provides a convenient way to store data related to the ARRL Worked All... | Robert J. Lees (W3ZQN) | QZX | July & August 1983 |
| Title | Company |
|---|---|
| AMS-81 A Timex/Sinclair computer port of W3IWI’s BASIC TRACK program for earth satellite tracking. | AMSAT |
| Antenna Design For FM, HAM, and TV antennas. Design your own or modify your current antenna to optimize the reception in your... | Huron Communications |
| Antenna Design Design your own cubical quad, yagi beam or inverted Vee antenna for ham or CB radio. | Kentronics |
| Autotrack: Computer Rotor Control Antenna rotor controller. WorldTrack software on cassette. Advertised in AMSAT Journal. | Spectrum West |
| CWSS Split screen CW Transceive Program. Received CW is printed on the top 10 lines of the screen; the transmit display,... | Cliff Nunnery, NU4V |
| Ham Helper Series 15 ham programs plus 4 non-ham programs on scanners, budgeting and music theory. | Kraig Pritts |
| Ham Radio Pak Special package which includes: POLSAT: calculates minute-by-minute aim-angles for polar orbiting comsats. GEOSAT: calculates the aim-angle to any of the... | ZETA Software |
| HAM-AID Calculate reactance. resonance. resistors in parallel. and evaluate expressions. 2K. | Active Designs |
| Hamware 5 programs for ham radio operators. Covering circuit design ac and dc, impedance, frequency, and antenna design. 1K. | Z-Games |
| MinimUF 3.5 Minimum usable frequency radio propagation program. | Hawg Wild Software |
| Morseman 3 Morse displayed as alphanumerics on screen. Training aid; practice for speed and accuracy. Automatic decode option for Morse received by... | D. R. Navigation |
| Radiobeacon Qwikplot Immediate indication of position obtained from either 2 or 3 RDF bearings. In the latter case, fixed marker indicates median... | D. R. Navigation |
| Title | Type | Company | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morse | Program | Download | |
| Type DXCC | Program | Download |
